Bangladesh Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2024)
Bangladesh's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 23.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024, -0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 1970–2024.
Bangladesh (2024)
23.7
% gross enrollment ratio
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
44
years of data
Data
| Year | % gross enrollment ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.7 | -0.5pp |
| 2023 | 24.2 | +0.7pp |
| 2022 | 23.5 | -0.4pp |
| 2021 | 23.9 | +1.2pp |
| 2020 | 22.7 | unchanged |
| 2019 | 22.7 | +3.1pp |
| 2018 | 19.6 | +1.1pp |
| 2017 | 18.5 | +1.1pp |
| 2016 | 17.4 | +1.8pp |
| 2015 | 15.6 | +2pp |
| 2014 | 13.6 | +0.1pp |
| 2013 | 13.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2012 | 13.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2011 | 13.3 | n/a |
| 2009 | 10.5 | +1.9pp |
| 2008 | 8.6 | +0.9pp |
| 2007 | 7.7 | +0.6pp |
| 2006 | 7.1 | +1pp |
| 2005 | 6.1 | +0.5pp |
| 2004 | 5.6 | -0.4pp |
About this Dataset
Bangladesh recorded 23.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1970–2024 the series ranges from 2 % gross enrollment ratio in 1978 to 24.2 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023.
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Bangladesh. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Bangladesh. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1970–2024 (44 observations).
The series peaked at 24.2 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2 % gross enrollment ratio in 1978. The latest reading is 23.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024. The latest change was -0.5pp.